Timeline for What's this cotter pin on the barrel adjuster for?
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| Apr 9, 2016 at 0:11 | comment | added | Daniel R Hicks | @BenMills - To be effective, the "bumps" on the adjuster must be in contact with corresponding "bumps" on the mating surface throughout the working range of the adjuster. That ain't gonna happen in this situation. | |
| Apr 8, 2016 at 20:30 | comment | added | mikes | If the detents are big enough to hold, I would remove the adjuster, slide the plastic knob off the screw. Install the small spring the adjusters typically use, onto the screw prior to reinstalling the screw in the knob. This will push the plastic onto the detents to hold it in position. | |
| Apr 8, 2016 at 20:24 | comment | added | Ben Mills | The frame has those little indents. I think you can see that in the photo. When I screw the barrel adjuster in, the cotter starts to catch on those indents. It would scratch that paint up pretty easily. | |
| Apr 8, 2016 at 20:13 | history | answered | mikes | CC BY-SA 3.0 |